Drug-delivery technique for brain cancer shows growing promise
A technique developed by University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to deliver medication through the blood-brain barrier has shown promise in a preclinical study for treating glioblastoma, the most common human brain cancer.
The researchers demonstrated the method in mice in a study published online Aug. 15 in Nature Communications. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - October 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Mass General researchers develop new imaging technique
Researchers from Mass General Brigham in Somerville, MA, and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have developed a new imaging technique for distinguishing tumors from normal tissue.The technique, called fluorescence lifetime (FLT) imaging, combines an injectable dye (indocyanine green, or ICG) with high-speed cameras, the group explained. The group's results were published October 16 in Nature Biomedical Engineering.A team led by Anand Kumar, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital tested the technique on multiple cancer types from 60 patients, including liver, brain, tongue, skin, breast, bone, and soft tissue, and sh...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.
It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news
Co-developer of Cassava ’s potential Alzheimer’s drug cited for ‘egregious misconduct’
Cassava Sciences, a biotech company whose work on the experimental Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been heavily criticized and is the subject of ongoing federal probes, has suffered another blow. A much-anticipated investigation by the City University of New York has accused neuroscientist Hoau-Yan Wang, a CUNY faculty member and longtime Cassava collaborator, of scientific misconduct involving 20 research papers. Many provided key support for simufilam’s jump from the lab into ongoing clinical trials.
The investigative committee found numerous signs that images were improperly manipulated, for example in a 2012
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 12, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Benjamin Mueller Tags: your-feed-science Brain Cancer Tumors Research Surgery and Surgeons Artificial Intelligence your-feed-healthcare Tests (Medical) Source Type: news
Reducing Cognitive Impairment From SCLC Brain Metastases Reducing Cognitive Impairment From SCLC Brain Metastases
Stereotactic radiosurgery was better at preventing loss of verbal recall function at 3 months than whole-brain radiation therapy, the current standard of care for patients with brain metastases from small cell lung cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - October 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Pediatric Brain Tumor: A Diagnosis You Don't Want to Miss Pediatric Brain Tumor: A Diagnosis You Don't Want to Miss
An expert shares tips with The Cribsiders on what to do if you suspect a brain tumor in a child, and what words to use (and not use) with families.The Cribsiders (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Opinion: I thought I had it made. Then I accidentally discovered my brain tumor
A bout of food poisoning saved my life and taught me a lesson in stability — or lack thereof. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haig Chahinian Source Type: news
This 6-year-old is a pioneer in the quest to treat a deadly brain tumor
Callie Weatherford is the second child in the world to receive an innovative treatment for DIPG, a brain cancer that is almost uniformly fatal. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mark Johnson Source Type: news
Psychologists reveal tips to trick your brain into enjoying running
It's no secret that exercise is good for you. Cardio exercise such as running has been shown to promote heart health, reduce cancer risk, support the immune system, improve sleep and mood and overall lead to a longer, healthier life. The problem is, many of us find it hard to commit to regular…#noelbrick #stuartholliday #ulsteruniversity #northernireland #psychologyofrunning (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”
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Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news
Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential
AlphaMissense ’s predictions could help speed up research and diagnosis of rare disordersScientists at Google DeepMind have built an artificial intelligence program that can predict whether millions of genetic mutations are either harmless or likely to cause disease, in an effort to speed up research and the diagnosis of rare disorders.The program makes predictions about so-called missense mutations, where a single letter is misspelt in the DNA code. Such mutations are often harmless but they can disrupt how proteins work and cause diseases from cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell anaemia to cancer and problems with brain de...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Genetics Medical research Artificial intelligence (AI) Google Science Technology Computing Biology Source Type: news
Epigenetic Marks May Cause Brain Tumor Formation
Scientists established an epigenetic mouse model for glioma, providing insight into how epigenetics can initiate cancer. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Tiny implanted devices give insights for treating brain tumors
A tiny device implanted during brain surgery could help provide personalized information about a tumor ’s potential responses to cancer-fighting drugs. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘These patients do not have time’: families in UK demand access to new drug that slows brain tumours
Vorasidenib worked in trials but is not yet available on the NHSOn a fine spring day two years ago, Shay Emerton was in good spirits playing for an old pupils ’ school football team. There was just 10 minutes of the game to play, when his life changed for ever.Emerton, 26, said: “The goalie kicked to clear the ball and it hit me on the side of the head. I went dizzy and as I went to run off, my legs buckled beneath me. I thought, ‘I am in trouble here’ and then blacked out.”Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jon Ungoed-Thomas Tags: Cancer research Health Medical research Science NHS UK news Society Source Type: news
